America's Prison Guards Are The 'Ugly Stepchildren' Of The Criminal Justice Systemhttp://www.businessinsider.com/whats-wrong-with-american-prison-guards-2013-4/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:20:21 -0500Erin Fuchshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/518ad168eab8eaaa7000000bGrey JayWed, 08 May 2013 18:27:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/518ad168eab8eaaa7000000b
I am by no means a "guard". I don't even carry a guard card, which takes but a weeks worth of training and a pulse. I am a peace officer and have to endure four months worth of hardcore tactical training and briefing in state laws, and I must qualify regularly with a firearm, just like cops on the street. The only difference is, I'm out numbered 100 to 1 and I don't get to carry my gun with me at work. I do a job most people wouldn't wish on anyone. Call me by my appropriate name at least: Correctional Officer.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5183ee37ecad04a43900000aSeasonedHackFri, 03 May 2013 13:04:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5183ee37ecad04a43900000a
Rolling over and turning dirty for the benefit of an inmate is ridiculous. I've worked in units where the inmate to "me" ratio is 130:1 and I've worked in units where it's well over 500:1. I've been assaulted, threatened, had numerous mixtures of liquids/fluids thrown on me, repremanded by superiors for being to "hard line", etc. One thing remains the same though. That I will NEVER do anything for any of these scumbags. We call officers who do "jellyfish", you know why???? Cause they're spineless. They float about with no purpose and contribute nothing to anything around them. Spineless, weak and don't deserve the government paycheck that they receive.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5182a84569bedd611b000001AlvinThu, 02 May 2013 13:54:13 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5182a84569bedd611b000001
It's spelled "sight" not site.
As in "Out of sight out of mind"
Or are you quoting the professor from Weber State from something he wrote?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51829114ecad044422000019carltoersbijnsThu, 02 May 2013 12:15:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51829114ecad044422000019
This is a no-win for correctional officers - it is obvious because they are out of mind out of sight their good work is destroyed by their bad work ~ perhaps the media can learn how to balance their reports to show both sides but I doubt it. Are there rotten apples, you bet, just like any other profession or occupation, there are those that take advantage of their position and opportunities. The administration should have seen this way before this was blown wide open. The signs were there but nobody paid attention because they [admin] all think it won't happen on m watch. Fooled again..http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51828efbecad043f2200000ecarltoersbijnsThu, 02 May 2013 12:06:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51828efbecad043f2200000e
The media and all those journalists need to pump their brakes - yes this story reveals how officers are being compromised and caught in a corruptive scheme to break the law for reasons we all understand but what is not being told is the culture and mindset of the administration that created such a safe house for officers to believe they can get away with this and not get caught. Administrative oversight is obviously missing and allows individuals to drift away from their ethics, training and purpose ~ A culture of accountability and open communication would have caught this scheme much earlier and revealed the corruptive practices much sooner before so much harm was done. The media should not allow the admin of this detention center to use officers as scapegoats as they bear some responsibility in providing ethical guidance, fair discipline, enforcement of rules, sound staffing patterns, adequate security equipment in working order, sound supervision and better structural oversight of all the individual operational concerns making it a seamless organization with no boundaries that allows all elements to interact with one another and communicate concerns that eliminate "tacit approval" practices and deviation from policies and procedures that enhance security and safety of the institution. I am pro-staff but as a former administrator I know how important it is to be in touch with your environment and walking the beat, random drug tests, staff evaluations and security audits of practices should be good indicators of how well the institution is at the operational stage.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/518270cceab8ea2278000020Doug in VirginiaThu, 02 May 2013 09:57:32 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/518270cceab8ea2278000020
These aren't junior policemen. They don't deal with the public, don't enforce 99% of the laws on the books, don't make arrests per se,
They are security guards who have to deal with actual threats. It's an important job, like a lot of other important jobs, but it's not a police job.
The job should be designed as part of an overall system to keep order an minimize opportunities for corruption. For example, there is no reason that guards should be stationed at one facility for long enough that they establish relationship with inmates.